Angels

by hedgehogsandangels

A compilation of short stories from the point of view of several of Cas's brothers and sisters. Each tells about Castiel or the Winchesters and various misadventures had and almost had. They begin with relatively unknown angels all the way up to Michael and Lucifer in later chapters.

1. Leliel and the Nightmares

Leliel

I used to have nightmares when I was a child. I'd wake up crying and one of my brothers would come to me every time. Gabriel usually.

When I had nightmares, he would come to my room and I'd crawl into his lap and he'd tell me a story to calm me down. Then he'd tuck me in and go back to bed. When I was the human equivalent of five years old, I saw Michael talking to Gabriel in the hall one day. He looked cold and stern. Gabriel nodded and listened and then came in my direction while Michael went the other way.

I jumped out and grabbed his leg, he flipped me over his head and carried me around, laughing.

He didn't come to my rescue that night, Michael did.

Michael wasn't like Gabriel.

Gabriel was kind and laughed a lot and made jokes all the time.

Michael was the oldest, logical, cold, and calculating.

Michael came into my room and told me that the nightmares were from humans. I needed to learn to control them then he left. The nightmares didn't go away and they got worse.

I usually saw faceless ghosts and unknown monsters killing strangers but I started seeing my own family destroying themselves. These nightmares were my own.

One night, I woke up and cried for a long time. I cried until the door opened and I looked up expecting Michael to come in angry but instead Castiel was there. I sniffled. He sat down on the bed and hugged me.

"I want to show you something." He whispered. I nodded and he held my hand to lead me into the main hall where the statues of the angels were. I remembered Lucifer walking me down the hall and, if I could name every one, he'd give me a sweet or promise to play a game. Remembering the names of my hundreds of brothers and sisters was difficult so I practiced every day.

Castiel walked me down the hall until we reached the last few statues. I was near the end. There were a handful of statues after me but not many.

"Read it." He said, pointing to the plaque below my statue. I bent down and read it.

"Leliel, angel of dreams and nightmares."

"That means you have the power to control dreams and nightmares. Not just your own but everyone's. You need to learn to use your power."

"But I don't know how!" I sniffled again and he smiled, kneeling so he was at eye level with me.

"But you will learn. You just have to try to be brave." I nodded and he picked me up and carried me back to my room.